Zahabi vs Turcios

Who won Zahabi vs Turcios?

Aiemann Zahabi beat Ricky Turcios by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th July 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Aiemann Zahabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Zahabi vs Turcios stats

Aiemann Zahabi stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Ricky Turcios made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Aiemann Zahabi's 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Ricky Turcios marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Aiemann Zahabi's UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Ricky Turcios' came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Zahabi had a massive power advantage over Turcios, boasting a 63% knock out percentage over Turcios' 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Zahabi had an advantage over Turcios, with a 25% submission rate over Turcios' 9%.

Aiemann Zahabi was the older man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Turcios had a height advantage of 1 inch over Zahabi. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Zahabi was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Turcios, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 26 to Turcios' 44.

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